Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Glutathione and the Methylation Cycle
Rich Konynenburg, Ph.d., an independent researcher, believes glutathione depletion causes many of the problems in ME/CFS. Glutathione is the master anti-oxidant in the body. Besides being involved in scavenging free radicals and degrading a wide variety of toxins glutathione plays a role in amino acid transport, protein synthesis, the cell cycle and immune cell proliferation.
These papers by Rich Von Konynenburg examine ways to enhance glutathione, detoxification and energy production in ME/CFS. (For the underpinnings of Rich's theory see the Research Section)
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Augmenting Glutathione Levels in CFS - Discover the many different ways used to boost the levels of this master antioxidant in the body. Everyone with CFS should give glutathione supplementation a try.
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Lipid Replacement Therapy - In this post Rich discusses the intersection between oxidative stress, the mitochondria and lipids in CFS and an exciting new way of increasing energy production in CFS.
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Treating Glutathione Depletion-Methylation Blockades in CFS - A guide to glutathione/methylation enhancement from Rich Von Konynenburg.
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The Glutathione Depletion-Methylation Cycle Blockade Theory - The latest from Rich - History and Underpinnings - How the Hypothesis came about, what it is, why the Yasko-Autism connection fits, and how this hypothesis pertains to ME/CFS (7/07)
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The Simplified Glutathione Depletion-Methylation Cycle Blockade Treatment Plan: The latest update from Rich Von Konynenburg - Treatment Issues, Detoxification and Die-off, The Five Supplements, Improvements and Cautions, etc. (7/07)